I Order Terms
by Igor Jerosimić · Uncategorized
Allows theme developers to add order/sort functionality for categories, tags and custom taxonomies.
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Health
B 79/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “taxonomy order” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
79 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 26.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 321 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.26★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| terms your tag | #15 | #15 | 0 |
| sort terms | #6 | #12 | 0 |
| terms order | #11 | #12 | down 1 |
| terms of use | #16 | #18 | 0 |
| sort order items | #13 | #18 | 0 |
| taxonomy order | #23 | #19 | down 2 |
| post terms order | #15 | #20 | down 3 |
| post taxonomy terms order | #16 | #19 | down 4 |
| sort order | #22 | #18 | down 2 |
| order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sort your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “taxonomy order” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
- One page off on “terms”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v1.5.3 · 14 Dec 2025
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.7 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ eliii9mo ago
Les reviews étaient un peu vieilles, ça fonctionne toujours 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aurovrata Venet9.5y ago
Nice little plugin, love it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stephanie Walters9.9y ago
I was getting ready to tell my client they would have to choose one order for the taxonomy for the entire site. The ability to disable the custom order with ‘i_order_terms’=>’0’ is so clutch!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tuleburggroup10.8y ago
Did exactly what it was built to do. Easy and effective.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rengland7710.9y ago
Just what I needed to manually organize a group of tags that appear on the page. Thanks for making this 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Laterna Studio11.2y ago
I can’t speak highly enough of this plugin. It works perfectly as if it was a native feature. No need for custom querying; it just works. If you need to be able to re-order tags, look no further! This plugin deserves many more downloads, as it’s much better than other re-orderers that I’ve seen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wyoumans11.4y ago
Well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ruth Maude11.6y ago
Thank you this was just what I needed. Most other plugins were about reordering posts… I needed to reorder the tags themselves. Much appreciated
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.5.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 126 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 102 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows theme developers to add order/sort functionality for categories, tags and custom taxonomies."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 775 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-02-12 2K+ → 1K+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2023-01-30 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-29 2K+ → 1K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-01-24 1K+ → 2K+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2022-12-13 2K+ → 1K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2022-12-05 1K+ → 2K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2022-11-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-29 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WP Term Order 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Beautiful taxonomy filters 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - C Categories in Hierarchical Order 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Taxonomy Order 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B - T Terms Order WP – Categories And Taxonomies Order Plugin 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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Bulk Add Terms 800+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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